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Why Coinbase Admitted Apple Calls the Shots(theverge.com)
2 points by keleftheriou 5y ago|0 comments
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Mysteriously, it doesn’t exist today. Once the permission is granted, it could be revoked from the settings like all other permissions. This could also apply to App Store apps, yes.
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Sideloaded apps can be more secure than any App Store app today(twitter.com)
13 points by keleftheriou 5y ago|7 comments
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Wholly agree that the App Store itself can become better when sideloading comes to iPhone. But here’s where I don’t quite agree with the author: Sideloading doesn’t necessarily mean the platform would be any less secure than it is today.
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Sideloading might be the best thing for the iPhone(macworld.com)
6 points by keleftheriou 5y ago|4 comments
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
It’s hard to tell without knowing exactly what the app is doing, but it’s entirely possible. A lot of the guidelines are hard or impossible to police, and rely on developers following the “honor” system. For example, Apple's App Revi
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TikTok Can Circumvent Apple and Google Privacy Protections(yahoo.com)
13 points by keleftheriou 5y ago|3 comments
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Apple Pay != Apple in-app purchases Regardless, Apple could still mandate use of their own payment system alongside optional 3rd-party systems, and let all options compete on their merits - ease of cancellation being one of them.
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
When you say “The issue is being able to get around Apple's sandboxing”, what do you mean exactly? Any examples?
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Earlier post that did not directly link to ACM's statement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30334284
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Moderators: I’ve since posted the source statement by the ACM here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30334683
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Developing a new app is unreasonable condition that Apple imposes on dating apps(acm.nl)
280 points by keleftheriou 5y ago|325 comments
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Apple Racks Up More Fines in Dutch Fight over Dating-App Payments(bloomberg.com)
2 points by keleftheriou 5y ago|1 comments
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
“Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.” Perhaps a WebKit monoculture isn’t such a great idea after all?
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
What do you mean, exactly?
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
This is what I mean. What you’re describing can happen on the Mac because the sandbox isn’t always enforced, and you can also escalate an app’s privileges to full “root" capabilities if you enter an admin password during an installatio
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
It’s important to remember that we are not necessarily talking about going back to the broken old Windows model, where any app could do anything as long as you entered the admin password. Today, iOS has a strong sandbox where apps can’t acc
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Among other reasons, you have to also consider the “winner-takes-all” type of network effect here: any new platform, however great the hardware & tools might be, will today have an extremely hard time luring developers to it’s non-exi
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On iPhone sideloading: it’s ok, I’m changing my mind(numericcitizen.me)
160 points by keleftheriou 5y ago|233 comments
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Right, but why can’t this also hold for sideloading on iOS?
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Why can’t this also hold for iOS? > Now apps from both the App Store and the internet can be installed worry-free. App Review makes sure each app in the App Store is reviewed before it’s accepted. Gatekeeper on your Mac ensures that all
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“Now apps from both the App Store and the internet can be installed worry-free.”(apple.com)
27 points by keleftheriou 5y ago|14 comments
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Apple blocks Belarusian developers due to sanctions(motolko.help)
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Ask HN: Why can’t we have sideloaded apps that can only do what web apps can do?
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter[1]: > Absolutely vile. This says everything about @tim_cook’s Apple and what it thinks of developers. I hope the company gets exactly what it deserves. Everybody on their executive team should be ashamed,
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Steve Troughton-Smith: > Absolutely vile. This says everything about @tim_cook’s Apple and what it thinks of developers. I hope the company gets exactly what it deserves. Everybody on their executive team should be ashamed, and some of t
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Macs offer the option to run apps without any sandboxing whatsoever – meaning an app can run totally unrestricted and read, modify, or delete any file of any other app, including most system files. We’re not asking for that on iOS. So there
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
> The regulator told Insider that Apple could face fines beyond the current 50-million-euro maximum. > Apple was hit with a second 5-million-euro fine for not complying with a Dutch regulator's order. > The regulator told the
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Apple will face more fines for avoiding App Store ruling, Dutch regulator says(businessinsider.com)
12 points by keleftheriou 5y ago|2 comments
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by keleftheriou 5y ago
Care to elaborate?

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